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Students Take Field Trip to Europe

VOLUME XLIII, ISSUE 17 – MAY 3, 2013

By John Russell

Editor In Chief Andrew Cammon Layout Editor Lucas McGartland Content Editors Michael Herman William O’Brien Eric Stange Faculty Moderator Ms. Layton In This Issue...

John Russell Jarret Lowell Br. Sixtus, OSB Taylor Dubray Daniel Martin Connor Bick Alex Noddings Mitch Van Bree Brayton Briggs Anthony O’Sullivan

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On the day before Spring break, twelve Freshmen, one Sophomore, three mothers, and, of course, the illustrious Dr. Bailes, began their journey to Europe. We poured onto a flight to Philadelphia and then onto a seven and a half hour flight to Paris.

(Eight if you count the hour delay for fixing a flat tire.

They kept saying “we’ll be in the air in fifteen minutes”, but after the third time that was said, I stopped believing it.)

Everyone had a good time on the plane although some struggled to sleep.

When we finally landed in Paris, we took the first of our many subway rides, we encountered an ad that adorned a Golden Rectangle, which everyone was in a rush to take a picture of and show to Mrs. Reichle, because math is beautiful, you know? When we poured out topside, a honking bus that almost ran us over greeted us, to show us how welcome we were. Let’s just say everybody looked both ways before crossing the street after that. We then ventured to the Young and Happy Hostel, (named by a man taking his first English Second Language class). It was built in the Napoleonic era, so there were a lot of small steps and low ceilings.

There we caught up with our tour guide, Br. Cassian, and also Br. Maximilian. After that, we all went over to the Pantheon and toured it. The Pantheon is a beautiful building with a collection of patriotic statues and some underground catacombs.

From there we went over to the Louvre, which some were surprised to see, was a whole palace instead of just the glass pyramids. We took the Italian paintings section, which is a

behemoth in itself, and saw the Mona Lisa. It’s smaller than you’d think, and everyone was trying to take a picture of it. Connor will show you it. He took pictures of everything. To finish off the day, we ate in the Latin Q u a r t e r, w h e r e w e h a d escargot and French onion soup (in France, they just call it onion soup, go figure, huh?).

The next day, being a Sunday, and we being a Catholic school, went to Mass at a church called Sacre Coeur, situated at the top of a hill. On our way up, we came face to face with a bunch of peddlers that tried to grab your hands and sell string, presumably while they pickpocketed you. However, thanks to the intervention of some moms, this didn’t occur.

So, having been accosted by the peddlers, we went inside and listened to Mass in French (Connor has pictures of that too). Afterwards we separated into two groups and went over to the Eiffel Tower, where, because of the cold, we could only go halfway up.

They had a nice gift shop there though.

Next we took a boat ride on the Seine, and got to see everything we had just seen, but from the river. It was very nice, you could sit down and learn the history of all the buildings and bridges while hearing the tour guide zoom through a French explanation, and then tripping over an English translation. After that we went over to the Champs-Élysées and joined a rather ecstatic group of anti-gay marriage protesters. A proposal for gay marriage was going through the government and, at the time, they were going to vote on it very soon. This worried some as to how families would be affected, so they

I'm not business, man, I'm a business man – Jay-Z

took to the streets, but peacefully. Because of this they bordered off the Arc de Triomphe and surrounding areas, so we could only look from afar.

The next day was consumed by checking out of the hostel and taking a train to Florence. We passed many ice-capped mountains, sleepy villages and mountain hamlets, until we slipped into Italy. Upon arriving, we checked into the more creatively named Hostel Archi Rossi- the red arches hostel, although it lacked the red arches- which was beautiful.

It had copies of famous paintings, including a few we saw in Paris.

The day after that we got to see just how close our hostel was to everything, by touring the Piazza della Signoria and Palazzo Vecchio, but not before touring the amazing Uffizi Gallery. Following that we went into the Duomo, a beautiful domed church with amazing frescoes. It housed famous paintings such as Dante Before the City of Florence by Domenico di Michelino, in which you would recognize Dante Alighieri, author of the Divine Comedy. After that we went to see the church’s baptistery, a smaller but equally beautiful domed building with frescoes within the dome.

The next day we started off with another beautiful gallery, the Accademia, with more religious artwork, including the statue of Michelangelo’s David. Pictures were prohibited, but I’m sure everyone got a couple of snapshots, in their minds, that is. After that we went over to the Ponte Vecchio, ‘the Old Bridge’, and where all of the jewelry shops in Florence are, or it seems like it. There must... continued on page 6

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Tennis Update: Priory Kestrels Storm into Districts

By Jarret Lowell The 2013 Priory Kestrels are wrapping up one of their strongest seasons in the past several years. With a 7-2 record in duals, Daanish Jamaluddin’s backhand, and Louis Garvin’s forehand, the tornado Kestrels are storming their way into districts next week. The only two losses this season have come against John Burroughs and MICDS, two of the best teams in the entire state.

Burroughs is still undefeated, and MICDS has only one loss to last year’s state runner up Rockhurst from Kansas City.

The Kestrels feature a third place finish in the Metro League tournament, behind Burroughs and MICDS, and have had two great triumphs over league and district rival, Westminster. Jimmy Newell and Alex Lowell came up with

enormous three set, two hour victories at No. 3 and 4 singles respectively, and led the Kestrels to a narrow 4-3 victory

singles matches.

The success has been great, and the whole team is brimming with confidence, but the most

over the Wildcats. The Kestrels also overtook Westminster in the league tournament. It has been four years since our last win against Westminster, and we’ve done it twice this season.

Priory also cruised through CBC last Friday with a 6-3 victory by sweeping in all six

important part of the season still lies ahead: the district tournament.

Priory is one of six teams in the district, which features M I C D S , We s t m i n s t e r, Whitfield, Principia, and John F. Kennedy. The winner of the district advances to the state

tournament. With several wins over Westminster this season, the Kestrels should receive the No. 2 seed in the tournament behind MICDS. The Team Districts begin on Monday, May 6, and this year, all the matches take place at Westminster. The Individual Districts take place the following Saturday.

It would be truly special for Priory to knock off Westminster and MICDS this year. We are in one of the most talented districts in the whole state, and winning the district would propel us far into the state tournament. But we need some fan support. Come and watch us play Whitfield in the last match of the regular season today at 4:00 at nearby Creve Coeur Racquet Club (about a block away down Conway). Don’t count the Priory Kestrels out this postseason: we’re pretty darn good!

Lax Slayers Update: Pipes Hit and Twine Shredded

By Taylor Dubray

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having the best game of his life, and was able to shut down the Rams’ offense. With one minute left in the game, the score was tied 6 to 6. The Rebels had the ball on offense, and were desperately praying for a goal.

George “Ripper” Paletta answered these prayers, finding the cookies on the top shelf of the net and giving the Rebels a close win of 7 to 6 over the Rams.

This week, the Rebels faced the CBC Cadets and the Whitfield Warriors at home.The team was feeling unstoppable after the Friday night win, and continued their undefeated season with wins against both opponents. Attackmen George Paletta, Jack Grewe, and Mike Ricci were sniping corners as usual, while Cory Dubray won almost every faceoff. Midfielder John Agnew also received multiple penalties during these

games. Thinking he was at football practice, he flattened a few of the opposing players, claiming they looked like wide receivers.

The Rebels lacrosse team is on a roll,

The lax team just slaying.

We're just two lost souls swimming in a fishbowl – Pink Floyd

dishing out upsets to any team that comes in its path. With less than half of the season remaining, the team will try to stay undefeated for the second year in a row.

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Redbirds Look to Continue Success

By Eric Stange Contrary to the experts' opinions, St. Louis' beloved Cardinals are sitting pretty in first place with a record good enough for second place in the National League, in arguably

the toughest division (four of five teams are above .500).

However, a division lead is obviously better appreciated and deserved on September 1st as opposed to May 1st, but the Cardinals are finding the groove that has put them in cruise

control past pedestrian ballclubs in recent years. The starting pitching has been phenomenal.

Absolutely incredible. Adam Wainwright, Jake Westbrook, and Jaime Garcia own the top three spots in the entire league in groundball percentage. Dave Duncan has also seen major success in rookie Shelby Miller who seems to be blossoming into perhaps the next Chris Carpenter. Furthermore, Lance Lynn has been on a tear. His numbers are not pretty, but his wins are indisputable. Standing at 5-0, he is primed for another All-Star nomination. The bullpen has been noticeably erratic at times, evidenced by the send down of Mark Rzepczynski, who carried a 7.88 ERA down to Memphis. I am a fan of his, but Mitchell Boggs does need to find his step. As the season carries on, an effective Mitchell Boggs will stymie teams en route to big wins. That's all he needs to be: efficient. Similarly, David Freese is an integral component of the offensive machine at Busch. While he may never

need to buy a cheeseburger in this city ever again, Freese needs to continue to push himself to reach new levels of performance. Overall, I think the offense is potent, the pitching is stellar, and the coaching has unfathomable poise. As a bit of a sound off, I think Edward Mujica is an AllStar. Not in the sense of the actual honor, but what he has accomplished for this ballclub the past two seasons is remarkable. I think Jason Motte may have some competition when he returns. The ageless Carlos Beltran continues to thrill us all, on the field and in the clubhouse. The future H.O.F.er has ostensibly taken over the job of some former first baseman as veteran superstar leader. Seriously though, I hope Pujols never sniffs the playoffs again.

Finally, I think the Cardinals have what it takes to, once again, prove the experts wrong and win the Division comfortably with a 96-76 record, primed for a deep postseason run.

taking second in the high jump, as well as successes in long distance track. The season is far from over, and there is improvement yet to come from a very young team. At districts

next Saturday, this amalgamation of athletes will compete to send teammates to sectionals, and to further the glory and honor of the great team they will represent.

Track Update: Pietas!

By Daniel Martin Whilst not as well-known a franchise as Kwai Nyu, or the storied Priory baseball team, there exists another group on campus. To the observer, this group is just the Priory track team, but upon closer inspection, it is a strong confederation of the many factions of Priory athletics, competing for the glory and power bestowed every single track meet. For the past few months, the team has worked tirelessly on its stamina, strength, speed, and superduperness. If by now, you haven't seen the 4x800 team

whip around the track like it was a centrifuge or Vitale, Mueller, and Lee hurl discuses into oblivion, you obviously haven't been looking. And now, this unlikely but notable team has gone toe to toe with the very best athletes in the state (as in, they're ranked and really good).

Recently, they have gone to Chaminade, and to Lutheran South, and to John Burroughs, and Vianney, all the while chipping away at the great monolithic track programs our favorite conference rivals have built. Many have done exceptionally well, with the aforementioned discus team taking third, and Ryan Token

You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows – Bob Dylan

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Chris Hammer Presents: Hammer Time

By Christopher Hammer Atlas Genius - When It Was Now Atlas Genius’ first full album is fantastic. With a unique sound, good lyrics and a great instrumental blend Atlas Genius is on its way to being a prominent band. The group is made up of three Aussies, brothers Keith (vocals) and Michael Jeffrey (drums) with Darren Sellon keyboard. Atlas signed with Sony records in mid 2012 before putting this album out in February of 2013. The album contains several songs that they had released on an earlier EP along with a host of new songs. From beginning to end, this album is very well done. All the songs are different enough to not run together while maintaining a certain similarity between all of them truly marking the style of Atlas.

Songs like “If So”, “Trojans” and “Symptoms” are top quality while the rest of the album

certainly holds its own. “When It Was Now” gets a buy.

Fall Out Boy - Save Rock and Roll Fall Out Boy returns from a several year long hiatus to produce their fifth studio produced album. The album has some problems to say the least.

Every song is completely different from the last giving the whole album, when listened to as a whole, a disjointed feeling. Its sounds more like they decided to record all the songs they had written in the past but never finished. The album also suffers from the typical fall out boy philosophy of lyrics are less important and are supposed to complement the instruments rather than the other way around. The album as a whole isn’t bad but it certainly isnt as good as some of their previous efforts. Several songs are certainly worth a listen but it would be hard to justify a buy.

Save Rock and Roll gets a listen

but certainly not a buy.

Hey Marseilles - Lines We Traced Hey Marseilles is a folkypop band out of Seattle with seven members. Lines we traced is their second full length album after there formation in 2006. Hey Marseilles has managed to cash in and gain some notoriety off of the success of fellow folk bands Mumford and Sons and The Lumineers while maintaining a very unique sound of their own.

The 12 songs on Lines We Traced vary greatly from upbeat joyous tunes to slower slightly depressing songs but maintains an overall sound that is very appealing to the ear. Hey Marseilles manages to blend the obscene number of instruments they use with the fantastic vocals of Matt Bishop to create some truly fantastic music.

Lines We traced gets a definite listen with a possible buy.

Spring Sports Training Tunes

By William O’Brien Each spring sport is unique in that it offers different challenges to the athletes who play it.

It takes a different mindset to play each sport, and one of the best ways to get into a good mindset is to listen to some pre-game music. So in order to find out how the athletes of the different sports prepared themselves, I asked people from some of the sports what they listened to just before it was time to perform.

Ultimate Frisbee: Though it is an extracurricular sport, many people in the school are attracted to this sport. I asked captain Michael Herman what he listened to pregame, and he r e s p o n d e d , “ Tr a p m u s i c .

Nothing but Trap music.” Now

like most of you, I had no idea what it was, so I had to consult Google. It said, “Trap music is a music genre which originated in the early 2000's from Southern hip-hop, mobb music and crunk music. While its sound and influences have undergone a number of developments since its inception, it can often be characterized by its sweeping sub-bass, breaks, crisp snares, scratching, heavy use of 808s, layered synths, repeated samples, and sped up hi-hats.” I don’t have much to add other than crunk music is a great way to get fired up.

Track: There are many different types of competition in track, but my understanding is that all track athletes listen to the rap group Odd Future.

When I asked Griffin Meert to explain, he said, “Hodgy’s flow is the illest, and Tyler the Creator is a mastermind of music.

Listening him blow away his opposition inspires me to do the same.” I asked him if he had a favorite song, but he just said all of them were equally amazing.

PE: Of all the sports, music may be the most important for PE. When you hear your favorite motivational song, it can really help you find that strength that you need. I asked Pat O’Brien what he had blaring in the weight room. Without any shame, he said, “Lifting is very emotional to me. When I’m looking for some extra motivation, I put on Adele.

Sometimes I cry and stop lifting, but the other times it

really does the trick.” However, there is a rumor flying around the weight room that when it is squatting time for John Rhodes, nothing but Evanescence can be played on the speakers.

Baseball: This one will be brief.

Said college graduate Andrew Rund, “I listen to ‘If I Were a Boy’ by Beyonce.” No further comments on this.

Tennis: As I can tell the student body from personal experience, Fr. Ralph and the team can’t play a match without first jamming out to the radio station Hot 104.1. We don’t fret about the songs played too much, we just know that Ricky Smiley will make sure that we are all ready to go.

Spring Crew: I hear they listen to oldies when Hammer isn’t blasting Atlas Genius.

I had a dream I could buy my way to heaven, when I woke I spent that on a necklace – Yeezy

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TRAVEL Europe Trip, continued from pg. 2 ...have been at least eight shops, all selling jewelry.

Then we got gelato, graciously paid for by Dr. Bailes.

The following day saw us leave Florence, to our chagrin, and get on a train to Rome. After about an hour and a half, we arrived at Rome and got to see the Piramide. We then walked up the highest hill to Sant’Anselmo, the monastery where we would be staying.

Subsequently we went on our tour of the altars of repose, which took our group to the greatest amount of churches you could imagine. Among these were S. Cecilia, S. Maria dell’Orto, S. Benedetto in Piscinula, S. Maria in Trastevere, S. Trinita dei Pellegrini and S. Bartolomeo.

Br. Cassian also sent us on a treasure hunt for all of the niche Madonnas, paintings of Mary specific to different neighborhoods of Rome.

After the tour of almost every small church on our side of the Tiber, we went to sleep.

The next morning we visited Saint Peter’s Basilica, the most ornate basilica you will ever see. It was enormous and finely decorated, undeniably the most impressive church I’ve ever seen. To follow that up we went to the Vatican museum and saw all the church art.

Then we split into two groups: the ‘Very Pious

Group’ went to the liturgy at the English college, while the other group, the ‘Historical Group’ toured around the city.

The two groups later reunited at the Pantheon. Rounding out the night we went to the famous Trevi fountain and threw coins into the fountain as wishes to return to Rome.

Next, the ‘Very Pious Group’ got to see the pope do the way of the cross at the Coliseum.

The day before Easter we all rose and went to two more churches.The first was Santa Sabina, which has the oldest depiction of Christ crucified.

The second was the Lateran Basilica, which had fantastic sculptures of all twelve apostles and a beautiful interior. Then we all went to Piazza del Popolo, followed by a trek through the Parco Borghesie to another museum, the Villa Borghesie.

The Villa Borghesie was owned by the nephew of the pope who financed St. Peter ’s. He had a great summerhouse, with sculptures, statues and paintings that would make any collector jealous. It had works by Bernini and Caravaggio, included the praised St. Jerome, translating the Bible into Latin.

On the last day of our excursion, we started off the day with mass at the Vatican with our new Pope Francis. In the overwhelming crowd of people, we got to see the Holy

Father say Mass, as well as a plethora of multi-lingual Bible readings. The most hectic part of the Mass was communion; where the strategy was push up to the front, receive communion, and then walk back to your spot without being trampled.

Afterwards we stayed for the Urbi et Orbi message, where the Pope addressed contemporary problems and expertly contented the amassed crowd with a sermon of love and peace. We shuffled out of the Vatican following that, trying not to get lost in the thousands of Italians and groups of Swiss Guard. We found a place to eat and then went over to the Coliseum. Next we visited the Palatine Hill and the Roman Forum, which had been reduced to a grassy field with interspersed stones throughout. Then, upon crossing the Tiber, we got a view of the Circus Maximus from afar, and then went to eat dinner. The place had the richest dessert we had had all trip, so it was a good way to finish up our trans-continental endeavor.Because of the overall success of the Europe trip, Dr. Bailes is planning a historical trip through Germany as part of his Nazi Germany elective class. He hopes to garner prospective students and history buffs alike to add to his roster and tour das Vaterland.

Me, I'm in my spaceship, that's right I work for NASA – Young Jeezy

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Scholar Bowl Update - State Preview

By Alex Noddings ‘13 So Scholar Bowl has been having a pretty good year.

Recently, we attended the Parkway West tournament, where Charlie Rapp placed second, I placed eighth, and the team placed first. Actually, since they just started hosting tournaments last year, we have technically taken first at every Parkway West tournament in history. But this was just a warmup for us as we moved into the best part of the year: the state competition. Districts was hosted by Hancock three weeks ago, and after a tough two

matches against Lutheran South, we pulled it out undefeated, even with Danny Martin’s incompetence at the buzzer. We moved on to the Sectionals competition. Hosted

by Cuba last Wednesday, we won the first round handily but then lost the second round in a tiebreak, taking it to three games; thankfully, we managed to pull it out.

And so tomorrow, the scholar bowl team is headed to the State tournament at the University of Missouri. What can you expect? First of all, Charlie Rapp’s mom will be there (always a bonus).

Secondly, Charlie Rapp himself will be there in the flesh!

Outside of his house! Even Danny Martin has pulled his head out of the sand and has decided to try and fly out to Columbia with us. Which means you all should come out too. It’s the last time that the super team of Brian Steiner, Charlie Rapp, Danny Martin, and myself will ever play together, and speaking frankly, our odds are pretty good to win it all. But I know none of you will be there no matter what I say. I would like to say that it has been a great last year for the team and for the seniors, and

that with a couple recent potential freshmen recruits, the future of the team looks bright under Rapp’s and Martin’s leadership. So at least think about maybe coming to a tournament next year; you won’t regret it. And eighth graders, we would love to have you next year! The club meets Tuesdays and Thursdays in Room 411 at 8:00.

One last thing for faculty: we are starting to look for a new coach, as the retirements of Mrs. Reichle and Mr. Schake l o o m c l o s e r. I f y o u a r e interested, please contact one of them, myself, or Charlie Rapp.

English Premier League Update

By Connor Bick ‘14 With the title race having been wrapped up last week in the form of a 20th league championship for Manchester United, fans and supporters of the English Premier League will have begun to focus their attention on the other developments at the top and bottom areas of the table.

With 2nd place being almost assuredly secured by Manchester City, the 3rd and 4th UEFA Champions League spots are being hotly contested between Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham, and Everton to a lesser extent. Chelsea have a thin hold on 3rd with 54 points and a game in hand, currently making them the most likely of the 4 to achieve a top 4 place.

Arsenal, having overcome their customary poor early season form, are currently undefeated in their last 7 league matches and find themselves in 4th place with 64 points and 3 games to go. The gunner's North London rivals Tottenham sit just below them in 5th with 62 points and are a worry to Arsene Wenger's

side with Spurs having 4 games to play instead of 3.

Tottenham have been one of the better teams of 2013 form-wise and will hope their in-form winger Gareth Bale can propel them to a champions league spot. The lilywhites finished fourth last year under Harry Rednapp but were unlucky not to qualify for the competition due to then 5thplaced Chelsea's victory in the final over Bayern Munich.

Finally Everton, who sit in 6th with 59 points, are still technically in the running for a spot but face an uphill battle to qualify even if they were to win all of their remaining games.

The May 8th match between Chelsea and Tottenham at Stamford Bridge will be one to watch as it will most likely be a key factor in how the Champions League race plays out.

At the other end of the table, the battle to avoid the dreaded drop is heating up with 5 teams currenty battling to stay above the third and final relegation spot. With Reading and Queens Park Rangers

having been already mathematically relegated, Norwich, Sunderland, Aston Villa, Newcastle, and Wigan all sit near the bottom of the table and will be trying their best to get to the famous 40 point mark which typically guarantees safety from demotion to the second division. Wigan have it toughest at the moment currently sitting 18th and although the club Wigan has a game in hand on their relegation rivals, they are still 5 points from safety. In addition, with an F.A. Cup final still to play against Manchester City, fitness will also be an issue for the Greater Manchester club.

Sunderland and Newcastle have also had difficult seasons with the two bitter rivals level on points at 37 each. While the form of both clubs hasn't been great as of late, Sunderland have been the slightly better team recently having won 2 of their last 3, despite suffering a 6-1 mauling this past weekend at the hands of Aston Villa.

Newcastle's form has been significantly poorer the past view games losing 2 of their last

3 including a 6-0 loss to Liverpool at St. James' Park.

Both clubs will be sweating these coming weeks as fans will be hoping that what has been a disappointing year of football in the Northeast of England will end on a high.

The final two teams in the mix, Aston Villa and Norwich, will be slightly more optimistic about their chances of survival with Norwich having the point advantage over the other bottom-feeders with 38 points, and Aston Villa due to their improved form over the past few weeks. Villa have won 4 of their last 7 including a 6-1 thrashing of Sunderland at Villa Park with their only defeats coming at the hands of both Manchester clubs and Arsenal.

Though both clubs will be bullish about their chances of staying in the Premier League, Saturday's upcoming match between the two at Carrow Road will be one to watch as it could alter the chances of either team in their race for survival.

Stay tuned in the coming weeks to see how the 2012-2013 season will play out.

You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one – John Lennon

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Student Council Song Picks of the Month

By Luke McGartland The Junior School Mixer is today, and to celebrate, my fellow STUCO members and I have decided to share some of our favorite songs in the hopes that you will give them a listen.

Taylor Dubray:

homage to one of this nation's most revered people: the rednecks.

The quirky lyrics describe the rough tobacco spittin' American cowboy, and by the end its catchy lyrics will have ya picking up a drawl.

Furthermore, this song's strong beat and smooth melody make it the perfect song to jam out to in your John Deere...or Mercedes, whatever. Sure have a great reception in Priory's strong redneck community, I advise y'all to "take a little ride through the country side."

Daniel Stein:

Right now I’m feeling Bizarre Love Triangle by New Order. Let’s be honest, who doesn't love 80s music? Don't be surprised if you want to stand up and "shake it" when you hear this song. It is filled with catchy synth riffs and melodies that will get stuck in your head almost as much as a Taylor Swift song. I really enjoy this song and think you will too.

Cole Wagner:

The song which I'd like to bring to your attention is Blake Shelton's latest: "Boys 'Round Here." A new twist on a classic country theme, this song pays

The past few weeks I've been listening to a song by Rich Hil called "Nomads." I have no idea who Rich Hil is, and I suppose he has a unique voice that could fit some songs well.

However, what makes this song special is a feature by The Weeknd. This guy essentially takes over the song: 3/4 's of it is his singing. This is the same guy who dropped an album called Trilogy earlier this year, and sold 86,000 copies in the first week, even though the album was made up of three mixtapes he had released previously for free. To anyone who hasn't heard of The Weeknd, I would definitely recommend checking him out.

"Wicked Games" and "Loft Music" are good starters, though you can't really go wrong with any of his tracks.

Luke McGartland:

My english class has just read The Great Gatsby, and while it was it was an excellent book, I am even more excited for the movie (which comes out May 10). Why? Because the soundtrack looks incredible. If you haven’t heard yet, the soundtrack was produced by mastermind Jay-Z. The one song that has been released so far, is Young and Beautiful, by Lana Del Rey. All I can say is that this song fits the book perfectly. Listen to it after reading the book and you will see what I mean. And if you don’t want to read the book, then just listen to the song. It’s that good. The soundtrack for The Great Gatsby drops on May 7, and I cannot wait.

Chris Chivetta:

Forget lyrics in your songs: sounds speak louder than words. The Traitor by Menahan Street Band (off their Make the

I woke up this morning, smiled at the rising sun – Bob Marley

Road by Walking Album) makes me feel like I’ve been transported back into a grainy movie from the 1970’s, like I’m rolling in my Cadillac Del Caballero, where people in mustaches and afros line the streets on a summer day in the city. Rarely do you get this kind o f s o u n d i n t o t o d a y ’s contemporary music, but this song was actually released in 2008. The great staccato guitar riff and rhythm guitar, the brash horns, and the cool bass line, come together perfectly. Put this song on while you are driving on the streets downtown, you’ll feel like you are back in the 1970’s. Also, to the hip-hop enthusiast, this song was used in Kid Cudi’s song Solo Dolo.

So I hope you give all these songs a try and tell us what you think. Also, junior schoolers, if you have any song suggestions for the mixer tonight, feel free to let Chris know. If you haven’t gotten your mixer tickets yet, be sure to get yours now in the Junior School Office from Mrs. Lane. Each ticket is $10, and includes free drinks, while candy will be sold in the concession stand.

For a sneak peak, here are a few of the songs on the mixer playlist (songs subject to change): • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Sweet Nothing Thrift Shop It’s Time 22 #thatPOWER Die Young Kiss You Party Rock Anthem What Makes You Beautiful Come and Get It Yeah!

Mirrors Lights (Bassnectar Remix) Let’s Get it Started The Show Goes On Can’t Hold Us

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MUSIC

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Mitch’s Musical Madness

By Mitch Van Bree After much pestering and harassment, I've been persuaded to drop some of my music wisdom on you all and see if you can even begin to digest it.

Yes these are just my opinions but they're right so just take a seat and let me preach.

First I want to review a couple albums. First there is the huge seller, Justin Timberlake's "The 20/20 Experience".

After a seven year hiatus this is arguably the most anticipated album of the 21st century. Being a JT fan, I was expecting this to resonate with a divine glow when it dropped in stores and bless our ears with seven years of perfectly executed song writing and production. But honestly its just alright. If anybody else had released this, or if JT had not fell off from the music industry and this was just another album from him, I would most likely

enjoy it more. But because it came with exorbitant expectations, I cant really appreciate it as much as possible. Timbaland produced every song on the album. This fool needs to realize that his ad libs on every track only take away from the music. Listen to it all the way through and soon you begin to wonder if Timbaland ever shuts up in the background. Overall its a good album, with stand outs like Suit and Tie, Pusher Lover Girl, Let the Groove Get In, and your 8th grade sisters favorite song Mirrors.

3.5/5 Then there is Wolf by Tyler the Creator. Im not going to try to convince anyone who is already stubbornly against him to listen to his music. Stay in your own ignorant lane and try not to kill my vibe. Anyways, Wolf is by far Tyler's most

impressive piece of work to date. He even produced ever song on the album. Lyrically he has improved and he has really honed his abilities in regards to production, never using samples and sticking to his strange yet soothing chords. This is just a summer album; it makes you want to hang with the kids in your neighborhood, ride bikes everywhere, get in trouble, and never grow up. Tyler touches on his father's absence in his childhood and about how filthy rich he has become, making this a very honest piece of work. Im not even going to suggest any songs because this is just an album you have to listen to all the way through. But if you are already not impressed with Tyler, he directs he own music videos, including his most recent, artistically ground breaking video for his song IFHY. Listen to Wolf or not I don’t care. But

its great.4.5/5 stars In the near future there are several albums you should look forward to. First there is The Great Gatsby soundtrack. Jay-Z is the executive producer and he coordinated the entire album.

Several of the songs have leaked and it will be nothing short of amazing, as an individual body of work and as a fantastic compliment to The Great Gatsby. Then there is Daft Punk's Random Access Memories. The elusive french duo that basically invented pop music as we know it today still remains to be cool, and has yet to become radio-cheesy.

2013 has been and will be a great year for music, with many highly anticipated projects coming out after this summer. I would just like to make one more thing very clear; if you bought Lil Wayne's most recent album IANAHB 2, disregard everything I just said and keep listening to trash. Even I cant save you now. Peace.

Quality Brome at Benefit Concert: Unplugged

By Brayton Briggs Quality Brome, a band of brothers, has had a great deal of success in their performances since freshman year. Is there more to come from the much loved band of young men? Well

of course, although the band has had great success with their powerful songs and attitude, the band is aiming for a new look this month. May 10, Quality Brome will be performing at Visitation Academy for a benefit concert. It’s 8 dollars for

a good cause. So come. Get this, QB is playing an ACOUSTIC SET. For the first time ever, be the first witnesses to a different side of QB. And if any priory people want/need a band for any social gatherings, contact Taylor Dubray, Brayton

Briggs, Chris Chivetta or TJ Niemann for a request. But don’t think for a second that QB is finished playing when summer comes, if you need QB, they will be there.

Thomas’ Tasmanian Tenacious Tactile Tunes

By Thomas Weiss With each new “pop hit”, the music industry seems to sink deeper into a talent recession.

But, bands like The Black Keys freshen up the music scene with their unique styles and rhythms.

The Black Keys use the edgy guitar riffs of Dan Auerbach

and Patrick Carney’s wicked drum fills to create musical masterpieces. The duo finds its roots in Blues rock, but combines some of the elements of modern Alternative rock as well. I have to admit, when I first began to listen to them, nothing about them really “wowed” me. But, after the

release of their newest album, El Camino, I began to appreciate their music.

For people looking for more upbeat songs, I’d recommend some of their newer albums, or songs that occur earlier in their first albums (like Just Got to Be.) Alternatively, they do play many slower, more

Here's to all the girls that ever broke my heart – Speezy

melodic songs.

Others appeal to a wide range of emotions, featuring tracks that will make you want to laugh, cry, dance, or relax. Fans of Cold War Kids, The White Stripes, and maybe even Imagine Dragons should definitely check out this band.

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CROSSWORD

PUZZELS Across 1. Holiday pie 6. Santa's load 10. With 'the', syndrome causing missed putts 14. Key or corner 15. "Holiday In Harlem" singer 16. Young land?

17. Paper money 18. It may be found in 25 down 19. Blue-collar name?

20. Creche figures 23. Longest division of geological time (var.)

24. No ice 25. Dot's follower, often 28. Homeless ones 30. Panorama 34. West Point, i.e. (abbr.)

36. Big __ (Cal.) 37. Lots 38. Holiday decoration 41. Holdups 42. Rangers' org.

43. Dam's opposite 44. Wipe out 45. Time before life 47. Indian bread 48. Organic compound 50. Anthem opener 52. Holiday song, "Oh, little..."

59. Go over a manuscript 60. Big name in detergent 61. Mountain ridge 62. Penny __ 63. Tech. grad.

64. Girders 65. One who ogles 66. Negatives 67. Fills

Down 1. Attention getter 2. Engrave 3. Heart 4. With 53 down, singer from Chicago 5. Sibling's son 6. Element found in photocells 7. Succulent plant 8. Performers with a lot of makeup 9. "Dawson Creek" actor, Holmes 10. Holiday seasons 11. Detail 12. Coat 13. Tibia locale 21. Good natured teasing sessions 22. Enjoy 25. Place for 18 across 26. Earthy color

27. West Side Story gal 29. __ Kafka 31. Killed 32. Aquarium fish 33. Very pale 35. Objector 37. Wise-looking (like Harry Potter, perhaps) 39. Office worker 40. Quick drinks 45. White elephant, for instance 46. Chunnel town 49. Many times 51. __ Buena (evergreen plant) 52. Distant prefix 53. See 4 down 54. Kir ingredient 55. Slight advantage 56. Miami hoopsters 57. French 101 verb 58. GI's chow

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SUBMARINE

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NEWS

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Priory Donates Century Old Desk to Parks Department

By Br. Sixtus, OSB While most of us associate the giving and receiving of gifts with the Christmas season, this year it was the Easter season in which Priory made a gift to the Saint Louis County Parks

imminent influx of prospective monks on the horizon, it was decided that the desk had to be de-accessioned in order to make more space for study areas.

Just before Holy Week, a crew moved the desk a few miles west to Faust Park where it is

beginnings of Priory. Leicester Faust was elected Substitute Vice President of the Saint Louis Priory Society in 1960, a group which was expanded from an earlier one called Catholic Preparatory School for Boys, Incorporated, or “Inc.” in

Dining Hall which was added on to the Switzer House. The large framed etchings of European cathedrals which line the south wall came from their extensive art collection.

Faust Park is well worth a visit for anyone who has never been

Photographed behind the monastery after loading the desk onto their truck are, left to right, Craig Burgdorf and Museum Curator Jesse Francis of the Faust Park staff, along with Mary Lyons, Priory’s Associate Director of Hospitality and Special Events (and tennis coachextraordinaire).

Department.

Specifically, it was the donation of a late 19th century oak roll-top desk made to the nearby Faust Park Thornhill Home & Historical Village in Chesterfield. The desk has been in use for many years in the Novitiate, a room in the monastery set aside for use by Postulants and Novices discerning their vocation to the Saint Louis Abbey. With an

earmarked for use in furnishing a 19th century general store.

The structure was recently dismantled in Fenton and transported to the park where it will become an integral part of the reconstructed village with its houses, barn, blacksmith shop and one-room schoolhouse.

T h e F a u s t F a m i l y ’s relationship with the school and abbey dates back to the

Priory shorthand. The Faust Farm, originally the estate of Missouri’s second governor, Frederick Bates, was often visited by Priory boys on field trips. In 1964, according to Fr. Timothy Horner, Mary and Leicester Faust gave the late Abbot Luke five Aberdeen Angus steers weighing about 900 pounds each.

The Faust’s underwrote construction of the Boys’

Rubik’s Revolution Sweeps Priory Campus

By Anthony O’Sullivan There is a Rubik’s Revolution sweeping Priory. You can see Rubik’s cubes everywhere from in the hands of students to the desks of teachers after they’re confiscated. These cubes have not only been seen with the students and faculty but now they are also being sold in the bookstore. But how did this whole revolution spin into motion?

Andrew O’Sullivan ran cross country and he was so fast that he went to state. But that is not the only thing he is fast at.

Andrew also is fast at solving a

Rubik’s cube. After practicing for nearly a year and perfecting his technique, he once solved one in 38 seconds in front of the entire school. Running in state did not really change the school much but solving that cube sure did. Although this is not his fastest time, which is 17.46 seconds, it inspired many to try one too.

After Andrew had solved that cube, it was a little overwhelming for me for the next few weeks. A lot of Junior schoolers came up to me and said, “You’re an O’Sullivan right,” and after that they would either say, “How fast can you

solve this cube,” or “Can you teach me how to solve a cube,” or better still “Can you teach me the magic trick of solving a cube, I won’t tell anyone.”

Personally when the teachers started taking away the Rubik’s cubes I was actually relieved.

All together this whole Rubik’s Revolution happened so fast that it seems like it was just last week that everyone was asking me those questions. And whether you respect Rubik’s cubes or not you, everyone has to admit that changing what your fellow students hold and what your school sells deserves respect.

Go insane, go insane, throw some glitter make it rain – Ke$ha

there.

Besides the History Village it is the home of the Sophia Sachs Butterfly House and the restored St. Louis Carousel, built in Philadelphia in the 1920’s for the Forest Park Highlands Amusement Park in St. Louis.

Given the generosity of the Faust Family to Priory, it is entirely fitting that the antique desk has been gifted to Faust Park.

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OPINION

The Vivacious Vexation Blog

By Michael Herman The expiration date upon food is something that a real man should disregard at all costs.

No one tells me what I can and cannot eat especially a label printed as a mere suggestion to the weak. This is a philosophy that anyone who has any selfrespect should have. I am not here to tell you that all food does not go bad at some point, quite the contrary actually. Let me start my story by telling you that I ain’t no fortunate one and that although we like to joke around here at Michael Blogs today we take a tone of seriousness.

Recently I had a scrape with rancid milk which my toned man body immediately rejected. I will not lie to you and say that the milk didn’t vex me and that it was a pleasant experience but I rubbed the dirt off and proceeded on like any champ would: with another glass of milk. The human body was

meant to deal with such hardships and even though this has made milk and I pump the breaks on our relationship I cannot say that we are never ever ever getting back together.

The Priory lunch room recently débuted their new sushi menu and seviche bar which many of the students greeted very warmly. The sushi although prepared with the utmost care following every guideline by the International Sushi Council did not sit well with our more delicate students. The new menu boasted an array of exotic phish as well as nine different types of seaweed with which one could don their California rolls. This I tell you is what the American dream is about the freedom to place your own seaweed on our own roll and yet someone has tampered with this dream.

One could blame the phish for naturally going bad. I admit there are several culprits.

However I blame warning labels and expiration dates. In the good old days children could play with lead toys because there was no such thing as ‘lead poisoning’ back then they used to eat asbestos like it was candy because they were adapted to it. My point being that there was really nothing wrong with the sushi.

The sushi was perfect in fact I went back for thirds just so I could get some of those tempora rolls, and let me tell you one thing those dynamite rolls were dynamite.

The problem was the expiration date was placed on the item at some point in time.

I have a message for the expiration dates: You're in the wrong place, my friend, you better leave. We gotta start making some changes because the path we are on with labels and warnings is not the one our forefathers intended when they built the Statue of Liberty with their bare hands. In fact we are on a highway.

Lockdown Drill: A Sobering Necessity

By Andrew Cammon Following the Sandy Hook shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, many school safety measured have been proposed to prevent such a tragedy from happening again.

Thousands of schools have put armed guards in the halls, while some districts have created their own police forces. Other schools have installed metal detectors or started to arm teachers.

With these solutions come heated debate, but the precaution that is universally accepted as well-grounded is a lock-down plan. During the tragedy at Sandy Hook, many teachers responded differently to the situation. There was

little communication during the tragedy, as evidenced by the fact that the heroic school custodian had to run down the hall shouting that everyone should hide. In addition, there was a library class where the doors would not lock. The school library aide, thinking fast, had to barricade the door with a filing cabinet and lead the children into a closet.

Because of her actions, those children survived.

Priory’s first lockdown drill that happened this morning will prepare the school should it ever have to deal with an armed intruder.

The drill, taking but a few minutes from the school day, will provide the administration with valuable information. A

lockdown was run through on a faculty day, but today, with all the students present, will be the real test of door locks, communication, and planning.

Priory has not done this drill before, although fire drills happen a couple times a year; this type of drill and plan is always hard to discuss and test because it deals with such a terrible circumstance. Yet it is a reality, and the administration is right to take it seriously and test their plan of acton. The massacre at Sandy Hook has spurred school around the country to implement and test such plans, in this way a little good might come out of such a great tragedy.

Here we are now, entertain us – Nirvana

LUNCH

By Michael Herman May 6th We will all be enjoying soft tacos with Spanish rice as the lunch room won’t unveil a new pudding bar.

May 7th The lunchroom will magically transcend space and time to take us to the wonderful city of Philadelphia to have cheesesteaks made in the style of Philadelphia.

May 8th Unfortunately classes are not cancelled for Wednesday because the whole day will be dedicated to the Special Panini.

May 9th Priory opens its doors to the St. Louis classic: Toasted Ravioli.

May 10th Just like every other Friday this one will be enjoyed the Priory way, meatless, as cheese lasagna graces us with its presence.

May 13th Our lucky day has come the only reason to get out of your bed today is this one: Pizza Calzones.

May 14th Shout to my compatriots as we enjoy kosher 100% beef hotdogs.

May 15th Best one, two punch since Simon and Garfunkel—Hamburger and fries. Little suggestion: when the lunch ladies aren’t looking take two burgers and make it a double.

May 16th I don’t think I have anything to say about these. Probably just make a sandwich but if you’re feeling a little lazy go for the Szechuan meatballs served today.

May 17th Both mac and cheese will be served with clams over an orange zest.